Medication Synchronization House Bill 1800
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Medication Synchronization House Bill 1800 Ask your legislators: Ask your legislators to support medication synchronization. If your representative is not a co-sponsor, ask them to sign on to HB 1800 PPA supports medication synchronization because: Medication synchronization is when a pharmacist works with a patient — only at the patient’s request — to synchronize medication refills so that all of their medications can be picked up on the same day each month, instead of having to make multiple visits to the pharmacy. Poor medication adherence (i.e. patients missing medication doses or refills) contributes to worse health outcomes and higher healthcare costs to individuals and the healthcare system as a whole. 18 states have already enacted medication synchronization and have seen increases in patient medication adherence. A 2012 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that half of all American adults have one or more chronic health conditions, while 25% have two or more. Those with multiple chronic conditions are less likely to take their medications as prescribed. A 2011 National Institute of Health study found that approximately 125,000 deaths per year in the United States are due to medication non-adherence and between 33% and 69% of medication-related hospital admissions in the United States are due to poor adherence. When discussing medication synchronization, keep in mind the following: If your Representative is a current co-sponsor of House Bill 1800 (listed below), be sure to thank them. If your representative is not a co-sponsor, ask them to co-sponsor and support the bill. House Bill 1800 Co-Sponsors: Rep. Ed Nelson (Prime Sponsor) Rep. Matt Baker Rep. Aaron Bernstine Rep. Ryan Bizzarro Rep. Karen Boback Rep. Vanessa Brown Rep. Alexander Charlton Rep. Bud Cook Rep. Carolyn Comitta Rep. Mary Jo Daley Rep. Sheryl Delozier Rep. Russ Diamond Rep. Gene DiGirolamo Over Talking Point Sheet for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Students ONLY (Not for Distribution) Rep. Michael Driscoll Rep. George Dunbar Rep. Eli Evankovich Rep. Frank Farry Rep. Jonathan Fritz Rep. Matt Gabler Rep. Seth Grove Rep. Tim Hennessey Rep. Aaron Kaufer Rep. Rob Kauffman Rep. Kate Klunk Rep. Mark Longietti Rep. Jim Marshall Rep. Ron Marsico Rep. Kurt Masser Rep. Brett Miller Rep. Duane Milne Rep. Thomas Murt Rep. Ted Nesbit Rep. Kristen Phillips-Hill Rep. Tina Pickett Rep. Mike Reese Rep. Eric Roe Rep. Greg Rothman Rep. Stan Saylor Rep. Justin Walsh Rep. Judy Ward Rep. Perry Warren Rep. Katharine Watson Rep. David Zimmerman Talking Point Sheet for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Students ONLY (Not for Distribution) .